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Password Field Exposure in iOS and iPadOS

IdentifiersCVE-2025-43360CWE-200· Exposure of Sensitive Information…

CVE-2025-43360 is an information exposure issue in Apple iOS and iPadOS in which password fields may be unintentionally revealed. Apple’s advisory states the issue was addressed through improved UI and that the fix is included in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. The available information indicates a user-interface handling flaw affecting the display or concealment of password-entry fields, resulting in disclosure of sensitive authentication information.

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ANALYST BRIEF

Impact, mitigation & remediation

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Impact

What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.

Successful exploitation can expose password field contents that should remain obscured, creating a risk of credential disclosure to an attacker or nearby observer. The primary impact is loss of confidentiality of sensitive authentication data.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

Until patched, reduce exposure by limiting password entry on untrusted or observable devices/environments, using device privacy protections such as screen shielding and controlled physical access, and preferring password managers or authentication flows that minimize on-screen password display where possible. Specific vendor-provided mitigations beyond installing the update were not provided in the available content.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade affected devices to iOS 26 or iPadOS 26, where Apple states the issue is fixed. Apply the relevant Apple security update across supported iPhone and iPad models.
PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

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No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.

EXPOSURE SURFACE

Affected products & vendors

Products and vendors Mallory has correlated with this vulnerability. Open in Mallory to drill down to specific CPE configurations and version ranges.

VendorProductType
AppleIpadosoperating_system
AppleIphone Osoperating_system

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

3 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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Threat actor evidence

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Associated malware

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Detection signatures

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Vendor-by-vendor mapping

Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.

Social activity2

Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.

EXTERNAL REFERENCES
MITRE CVE
cve.org · CVE-2025-43360
NVD
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43360
MITRE CWE · CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an…
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/125108